infantry officer

collocation in English

meaningsofinfantryandofficer

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infantry
noun[U, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈɪn.fən.tri/us
/ˈɪn.fən.tri/
the part of an army that fights ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofinfantryandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Each officer transferred is sent to a course for training as aninfantryofficer.
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For example, you do not make a man aninfantryofficerbecause he is a good medical officer in peace time.
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He was initially aninfantryofficer, but became a specialist in military transport.
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Commissioned officers are typically assigned as leaders in a given field with a general title such asinfantryofficer.
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This course emphasizesinfantryofficerleaderships skills and combat training.
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During his training he adjusted his goal and became aninfantryofficer.
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A lifelong career military officer, he began as aninfantryofficer.
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He served as aninfantryofficer.
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After his commission in 1950, he served as aninfantryofficerin a wide variety of billets.
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But then how are we going to be left at home for infantry officers?
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It was headed by a paymaster and composed almost entirely of paymasters and people like myself, invalided infantry officers.
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I regret this but any other course would clearly be unfair to other infantry officers.
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I wonder how many infantry officers attend the courses there and go back to their regiments, back to their messes, where they can pass on the ideas they have acquired.
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Some infantry officers were even required to give up their mounts for the dragoons, creating resentment towards them from this branch as well.
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At around 3:30 pm, more mutinous royal forces arrived to reinforce the crowd, bringing with them trained infantry officers and several cannons.
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Infantry officers wore a variant that used two suspender-like straps instead of the cross-belt.
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A white mess uniform with rolled collar was worn for evening functions with cummerbunds in blue for artillery and battalion colours for infantry officers.
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These detachments were led by infantry officers and their strength consisted of 27 gendarmes.
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Moreover, in an age when many officers received no training, the light infantry officers drilled with the men.
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Cavalry officers of equivalent rank were called "general of the cavalry", and infantry officers of equivalent rank "general of the infantry".
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